Authored by Tim Donner via Liberty Nation,
But where are the clowns? Quick, send in the clowns … Don’t bother; they’re here.
Stephen Sondheim lyrics, Send in the Clowns
About this time, Donald Trump’s political advisors are likely begging the president to follow the time-tested truism first uttered by Napoleon: Never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process of destroying himself. Not that Trump will listen.
Nevertheless, could the rogue’s gallery of 20 Democratic presidential candidates on display in the first primary debates over two nights in Miami this week have possibly been more craven? Have you ever witnessed such gross brown-nosing to an extreme fringe of the American electorate? What lunatic idea will they come up with next? Wait, I’ve got it. To commemorate America’s immersion into the new unofficial language of the Democratic party unveiled in these debates, how about a bill to make Spanish the national language?
Unable to let the moment pass, and in honor of this historic plunge into the horrors of what a socialist America would look like, we at LibertyNation.com have decided to bestow some very special awards upon the debate participants.
Biggest Flop: Not a hard choice. Young Beto “don’t call me Robert Francis” O’Rourkehad millennials and progressives swooning after his near-miss against Ted Cruz in the 2018 Texas Senate race. But in the first debate, he looked distinctly not-ready-for-prime-time. He lacked any semblance of energy, appearing drawn, pale and unshaven, and spouting a string of hackneyed cliches. And he got his butt handed to him by the overcaffeinated open-borders radical, Julian Castro, in an argument over immigration policy.
Most Inexplicable Statement: If we had to deconstruct every inexplicable policy statement made over two nights, it would take hours on end. Instead, we offer this: When asked what would be his very first priority when he assumes the presidency on January 20, 2021, Joe Biden replied, “to defeat Donald Trump.” Uh, excuse me, Mr. Vice President, but, um, you would have already accomplished that by then, because … oh, never mind.
Biggest Surprise (group award): The second debate kicked off with Bernie Sanders promising to raise taxes to pay for his $30+ trillion, government-controlled Medicare-for-all program (while claiming, of course, that it will be offset by lower health costs). This set into motion a succession of candidates promising to do the same. For time immemorial, it was understood that you should never promise to raise taxes, for it would amount to certain defeat. Ask Walter Mondale, who made such a promise in 1984 – and lost 49 of 50 states.
Most Socialist Candidate: The hardest choice of all, given that every one of the 20 candidates on stage has openly voiced support for undiluted socialist policies such as the green new deal and Medicare-for-all. So you have to give the award to the candidate who seems most...